| publication name | ‘2D Nonlinear seismic ground analysis by FEM-BEM: The case of Kobe in the Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake’ Journal of Structural Mech. and Earthq. Eng., JSCE, No. 584/ I-42, Vol. 15 (1), pp. 19s-27s. |
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| Authors | Takemiya, H.; Adam, M. |
| year | 1998 |
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Abstract
The Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake (Jan. 17, 1995) caused devastating damages in and around Kobe city. Noteworthy is the fact that the heaviest damages of JMA intensity 7 were centered in the so-called disaster belt zone along the coast. The authors, focusing on the geological features in a north-south section of Kobe, have performed the computer simulation for the 2-dimensional in-plane seismic (P and SV) wave propagation based on the FEM-BEM hybrid modeling. The nonlinear soil behavior was emphasized to better interpret the soft alluvium amplification that depends on the given distribution of soil properties in Kobe.